Female stimulation device

ABSTRACT

A female stimulation device includes a head portion and a handle portion connected to and extending from the head portion. The head portion includes a suction surface and a suction chamber positioned on the suction surface. The stimulation device also includes a suction motor connected to the suction chamber and a plurality of vibration motors adjacent to and connected to the suction chamber.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Not Applicable.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND 1. The Field of the Present Disclosure

The present invention relates to the field of sexual paraphernalia. Inparticular, the present invention provides an electro-mechanical devicefor sexual stimulation intended for use by women either as anauto-erotic aid or during intercourse.

2. Description of Related Art

There are numerous devices available for use by women for sexualstimulation. They include products that are entirely manually operated,and achieve stimulation by shape and/or texture, and products that areprovided with internal motors that achieve stimulation by shape, textureand vibration. These latter devices, commonly referred to as vibrators,are usually phallus shaped, and are provided with a handle formanipulation in and around the genital region by a woman.

The prior art is thus characterized by several disadvantages that areaddressed by the present disclosure. The present disclosure minimizes,and in some aspects eliminates, the above-mentioned failures, and otherproblems, by utilizing the methods and structural features describedherein.

The features and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forthin the description which follows, and in part will be apparent from thedescription, or may be learned by the practice of the present disclosurewithout undue experimentation. The features and advantages of thepresent disclosure may be realized and obtained by means of theinstruments and combinations particularly pointed out in the appendedclaims. Any discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articlesor the like which has been included in the present specification is notto be taken as an admission that any or all of these matters form partof the prior art base, or were common general knowledge in the fieldrelevant to the present disclosure as it existed before the prioritydate of each claim of this application.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The features and advantages of the disclosure will become apparent froma consideration of the subsequent detailed description presented inconnection with the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a female stimulation device in accordance withthe principles of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a side view, of the female stimulation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partial cutaway top view, of the female stimulation deviceof FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial cutaway side view, of the female stimulation deviceof FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial cutaway top view, of the handle of the femalestimulation device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a mask embodiment according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is another mask embodiment according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a further mask embodiment according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is an attachment embodiment according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is an alternative handle embodiment according to the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 11 is another embodiment of the present disclosure having anoscillating film, shown in a neutral position; further mask embodimentaccording to the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is the embodiment of FIG. 11 with the oscillating film an anexpanded position; and

FIG. 13 is the embodiment of FIG. 11 with the oscillating film in aretracted position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles inaccordance with the disclosure, reference will now be made to theembodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will beused to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that nolimitation of the scope of the disclosure is thereby intended. Anyalterations and further modifications of the inventive featuresillustrated herein, and any additional applications of the principles ofthe disclosure as illustrated herein, which would normally occur to oneskilled in the relevant art and having possession of this disclosure,are to be considered within the scope of the disclosure claimed.

The publications and other reference materials referred to herein todescribe the background of the disclosure, and to provide additionaldetail regarding its practice, are hereby incorporated by referenceherein in their entireties, with the following exception: In the eventthat any portion of said reference materials is inconsistent with thisapplication, this application supercedes said reference materials. Thereference materials discussed herein are provided solely for theirdisclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothingherein is to be construed as a suggestion or admission that theinventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue ofprior disclosure, or to distinguish the present disclosure from thesubject matter disclosed in the reference materials.

It must be noted that, as used in this specification and the appendedclaims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referentsunless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

In describing and claiming the present disclosure, the followingterminology will be used in accordance with the definitions set outbelow.

As used herein, the terms “comprising,” “including,” “containing,”“characterized by,” and grammatical equivalents thereof are inclusive oropen-ended terms that do not exclude additional, unrecited elements ormethod steps.

As used herein, the phrase “consisting of” and grammatical equivalentsthereof exclude any element, step, or ingredient not specified in theclaim.

As used herein, the phrase “consisting essentially of” and grammaticalequivalents thereof limit the scope of a claim to the specifiedmaterials or steps and those that do not materially affect the basic andnovel characteristic or characteristics of the claimed disclosure.

Referring now to FIGS. 1-5, a disclosed female stimulation device 100may include a head 102 and a handle 104. The head 102 may be connectedor engaged with the handle 104 such that the handle 104 may be used tocontrol and/or manipulate the position or movement of the head 102. Thehead 102 may be releasably engaged with the handle 104 or permanentlyfixed thereto. In another example, head 102 may be formed or fabricatedas a single unitary piece with the handle 104, fully integrating thehead 102 and handle 104 together. The head 102 and the handle 104 may befabrication from plastic, ABS, wood, metal, rubber, or any othermaterial that may be nonporous and smooth.

The head 102 may have a substantially cylindrical shape, as shown inFIG. 1, or alternatively, the head 102 may be formed having any desiredshape. The head 102 may also include a planar or substantially planarsuction surface 105. In alternative embodiments, the suction surface maynot be planar and may instead be concave, convex, or have alternativedesired contours.

The suction surface 105 may include a suction chamber 106. The suctionchamber 106 may be formed in the center of the suction surface 105, orat another desired location on the suction surface 105. The suctionchamber 106 may be formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, however,the suction chamber 106 may alternatively be formed in any desired shapeor size.

The suction chamber 106 may include a lip 108 that extends around anexterior rim of the suction chamber 106. The lip 108 may be made of asofter more pliable material than the suction chamber 106 and head 102.The lip 108 may be provided as a removable feature of the suctionchamber 106 which may enable a user to replace the lip 106, if damagedor worn, or alternatively, the lip 108 may be made in varying shapes,sizes and materials, enabling a user to customize the lip 108 accordingto a desired preference.

The suction chamber 106 may also include a opening 110 that providesaccess to a suction tube 112. The suction tube 112 may extend from theopening 110 of the suction chamber 106 through an interior cavity of thehead 102 and through an interior cavity in the handle 104. Inside theinterior cavity in the handle 104, a suction or vacuum motor 114 mayfixed or mounted to an interior surface of the handle 104.

The suction tube 112 may be operationally secured to the suction motor114, enabling the suction motor 114 to suck air out of the suctionchamber 106, thereby providing a suction force against any object, suchas desired body parts of a user, adjacent to the lip 108 of the suctionchamber 106.

The head 102 may also include a plurality of vibration chambers 116. Thestimulation device 100 may include four vibration chambers 116 as shownin the figures, but may alternatively include more or less vibrationchambers 116. In the disclosed embodiment the vibration chambers 116 maybe positioned around the suction chamber 106 equidistant from adjacentvibration chambers 116, thus forming a cross formation.

Each of the vibration chambers 116 may include a vibration motor 118.Each of the vibration motors 118 may be designed and configured tovibrate the corresponding vibration chambers 116. As the vibrationchambers 116 vibrate, the vibrations with be transferred to the suctionchamber 106 causing the suction chamber 106 and lip 108 to also vibrate.The vibration chambers 116 and other components and elements of thestimulation device 100 may be formed from acrylic or any other desiredmaterial, including the materials used for the head 102 and handle 104.

Each of the vibration motors 118 may be electronically controlled by theuser via a control panel 120. The control panel 120 may include aplurality of buttons that may be used to operate the vibrations motors,both individually and in combination with one another. Accordingly, eachof the vibration motors 118 may be electrically connected to the controlpanel 120 via corresponding wires 122.

Additionally, each of the vibration motors 118 and the suction motor 114may be brushless which improves durability and power. The suction motormay also be characterized as a micro air pump, for example. And thevibration motors 118 may, for example, be coin-type motors.

The control panel 120 can enable a user to also operate the suctionmotor 114, enabling a user to independently operate the suction featureof the stimulation device 100. Alternatively the vibration motors 118and the suction motor 114 may be programmed and operated by apreprogrammed microchip or operating system that may provide a pluralityof vibration patterns and intervals and suction patterns and intervalsby intermittently operating corresponding vibrations motors 118 and thesuction motor 114. In another alternative embodiment, the stimulationdevice 100 may be operated by a remote control, mobile application, orother computer software independent from the control panel 120. Thecontrol panel 120 or any other control device, may be configured tocontrol the tempo, alteration, speed and power of each of the vibrationmotors 118 and the suction motor 114

In a still further embodiment, the stimulation device 100 may receivepower from an electrical outlet via a hardwired plug, or alternativelymay include batteries which may provide power to each of the suctionmotor 114 and the vibration motors 118.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the above describedstimulation device 100 may alternatively include a silicone or rubbermask 200 that may cover the lip 108 and interior of the suction chamber106.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the above describedstimulation device 100 may alternatively include a mask 210 that mayextend a greater distance over the lip 108 than mask 200, but may alsobe made of silicone, plastic or other similar material.

In another embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the above describedstimulation device 100 may alternatively include a mask 220 that mayextend a greater distance over the lip 108 than mask 200 and may alsoinclude a plurality of ribs that may extend with the suction chamber106. Alternatively, mask 220 may include bumps, ridges or other desiredtexturing. Mask 220 may also be made of silicone, plastic or othersimilar material.

In another exemplary embodiment as shown in FIG. 9, the stimulationdevice 100 may include a phallic attachment 300 which can be secured tothe head 102 by a band 302 or strap, that may be attached to an exteriorof the head 102. The phallic attachment may extend toward the userduring operation and may be made of silicone, plastic or other similarmaterial. The phallic attachment 300 may also include an independentmotor or motors that can manipulate movement and/or vibration of theattachment 300. Additionally, the attachment may be formed in anydesired shape or size.

In another exemplary embodiment as shown in FIG. 10, the head 102 may bedetached from handle 104 and may instead include an alternative handle400. The handle 400 may include a looped portion for improved handlingof the stimulation device 100. The handle 400 may be secured to head 102at an attachment recess 150, which may accommodate a variety ofalternative handles. For example, alternative handle 402 may also bereleasably connected to head 102 at the attachment recess, enabling auser to user various alternative handles. Handle 402 may besubstantially straight and include a grip portion on a terminating endof the handle 402, providing better handling and manipulation of thehead 102.

Referring now to FIGS. 11-13, in another embodiment of a disclosedfemale stimulation device may, the stimulation device may include thesame, or substantially similar head 102, as disclosed in otherembodiment above, including corresponding vibration chambers and thesuction chamber 106. Additionally, as described in more detail above,the suction chamber 106 may be connected to the suction tube 112 whichmay extend from the opening 110 (not shown in FIGS. 11-13) of thesuction chamber 106 through an interior cavity of the head 102 andthrough an interior cavity in the handle 104. Inside the interior cavityin the handle 104, a suction or vacuum motor 114 may fixed or mounted toan interior surface of the handle 104.

The suction tube 112 may be operationally secured to the suction motor114 (although FIGS. 11-13 show a cut-away view of the suction tube 112,so the connection with the suction motor is not shown), enabling thesuction motor 114 to suck air out of the suction chamber 106, therebyproviding a suction force against any object, such as desired body partsof a user, adjacent to the lip 108 of the suction chamber 106.

The head 102 may also include a motor 500, operationally connected to adrive shaft 502. The motor 500 can be of any desired type, including,but not limited to, a rotary motor, oscillating motor, vibration motor,or piston motor.

The drive shaft 502 may be connected to flexible film or membrane 504that substantially covers a proximal end of the suction chamber 106. Thefilm 504 may be made of plastic, rubber or any other desired, flexiblematerial. The rotation of the drive shaft 502 by the motor 500 causesthe film 504 to oscillate in and out of the suction chamber 106, therebycausing a change in the internal pressure within the suction chamber106, from positive to negative. This change in pressure can result in aperceptible pressure pulse, that me be felt by a user during use.

The suction tube 112 may me connected to the film 504, as shown in FIGS.11-13, or alternatively, the suction tube 112 may be connected to thesuction chamber at an intermediate location within the suction chamber112.

In yet another embodiment, the stimulation device may include the motor500 and film 504, but not include the suction tube 112 or correspondingsuction motor, thereby relying on the oscillation of the film 504 togenerate any pressure change in the suction chamber 106.

The motor 500 may be programmed to operate synergistically with theother vibration motors and suction motor described above. Alternatively,the motor 500 may be operated independently of any other motor in thestimulation device 100.

In the foregoing Detailed Description, various features of the presentdisclosure are grouped together in a single embodiment for the purposeof streamlining the disclosure. This method of disclosure is not to beinterpreted as reflecting an intention that the claimed disclosurerequires more features than are expressly recited in each claim. Rather,as the following claims reflect, inventive aspects lie in less than allfeatures of a single foregoing disclosed embodiment. Thus, the followingclaims are hereby incorporated into this Detailed Description of theDisclosure by this reference, with each claim standing on its own as aseparate embodiment of the present disclosure.

It is to be understood that the above-described arrangements are onlyillustrative of the application of the principles of the presentdisclosure. Numerous modifications and alternative arrangements may bedevised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spiritand scope of the present disclosure and the appended claims are intendedto cover such modifications and arrangements. Thus, while the presentdisclosure has been shown in the drawings and described above withparticularity and detail, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skillin the art that numerous modifications, including, but not limited to,variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner ofoperation, assembly and use may be made without departing from theprinciples and concepts set forth herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A stimulation device, comprising: a head portion;a handle portion connected to and extending from the head portion; thehead portion having suction surface and a suction chamber positioned onthe suction surface; a suction motor connected to the suction chamber;and a plurality of vibration motors adjacent to the suction chamber. 2.The stimulation device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of vibrationmotors include four vibration motors.
 3. The stimulation device of claim1, further comprising: a plurality of vibration chambers, wherein atleast one of each of the plurality of vibrations motors is positioned ineach of the plurality of vibration chambers.
 4. The stimulation deviceof claim 1, further comprising: a control panel positioned on the handleand configured to independently control each of the plurality ofvibration motors and the suction motor.
 5. The stimulation device ofclaim 1, wherein the suction chamber includes a lip that extends aroundon opening of the suction chamber.
 6. The stimulation device of claim 5,wherein the lip is formed of a different material than the head.
 7. Thestimulation device of claim 5, further comprising: a mask removeablyconnected to the lip, wherein the mask covers the lip.
 8. Thestimulation device of claim 7, wherein at least a portion of the maskincludes ridges.
 9. The stimulation device of claim 1, wherein theplurality of vibration motors and the suction motor are configured to beoperable by a preprogrammed microchip.
 10. The stimulation device ofclaim 1, wherein the plurality of vibration motors and the suction motorare configured to be operable by a remote control device.
 11. Astimulation device, comprising: a head portion; a handle portionintegral with and extending from the head portion; the head portionhaving suction surface and a suction chamber positioned on the suctionsurface; a suction motor connected to the suction chamber via a suctiontube; and four vibration motors connected to the suction chamber. 12.The stimulation device of claim 11, wherein the vibration motors arepowered by a battery.
 13. The stimulation device of claim 11, furthercomprising: four vibration chambers, wherein at least one of the fourvibrations motors are positioned in each of the four of vibrationchambers.
 14. The stimulation device of claim 1, further comprising: acontrol panel positioned on the handle and configured to independentlycontrol each of the vibration motors and the suction motor.
 15. Thestimulation device of claim 1, wherein the suction chamber includes alip that extends around on opening of the suction chamber.
 16. Thestimulation device of claim 5, wherein the lip is formed of a differentmaterial than the head.
 17. The stimulation device of claim 5, furthercomprising: a mask removeably connected to the lip, wherein the maskcovers the lip.
 18. The stimulation device of claim 7, wherein at leasta portion of the mask includes ridges.
 19. The stimulation device ofclaim 1, wherein the vibration motors and the suction motor areconfigured to be operable by a preprogrammed microchip.
 20. Thestimulation device of claim 1, wherein the vibration motors and thesuction motor are configured to be operable by a remote control device.21. The stimulation device of claim 1, further comprising: a flexiblefilm substantially enclosing an open end of the suction chamber, whereinmovement of the flexible film alters the air pressure within the suctionchamber.
 22. The stimulation device of claim 21, further comprising: amotor operably connected to the flexible film, wherein the motor causesthe film to oscillate in and out of the suction chamber.
 23. Thestimulation device of claim 11, further comprising: a flexible filmsubstantially enclosing an open end of the suction chamber, whereinmovement of the flexible film alters the air pressure within the suctionchamber.
 24. The stimulation device of claim 21, further comprising: amotor operably connected to the flexible film, wherein the motor causesthe film to oscillate in and out of the suction chamber.